67. Christmas Bloody Christmas
On Christmas Eve, our lead character wants to get drunk, party and have sex. Sounds like a good time, but when a robotic Santa Clause goes haywire; blood spills, limbs fly and bodies pile up. Now she is in a fight for her life and we cheer on the killing machine.
The only reason this film is not at the very bottom of the list is because there is a shred of care and dedication to the craft. Written, directed and produced by Joe Begos, I have to give credit where credit is due, he knew what he wanted and he gave it his all. Even filmed it on film, back to the indie horror roots which are inspiring this movie. It's just a shame that what he wanted was a poor Rob Zombie rip-off.
The film is bathed in neon lights, which give it a unique look, but becomes distractingly annoying after the first 20 minutes. The blood and guts are almost all practical, which gives it a bonus point for the indie spirit of "we're all in this together".
The Terminator-esque Santa was pretty good too, but my God could I not get passed the characters and their dialogue. Literally, all I could imagine in this film was every foul mouthed Rob Zombie character cranked to 11. I did not care one ounce for anyone in this movie and found myself nodding off several times, which is bad for a film that is under 90 minutes. There is a shred of talent here, but there needs to be more cooks in the kitchen for me to watch another Joe Begos movie again.